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Appreciation 5.24

Hi Darling Ones, Today’s a big day of deadlines and I’m squeezing this one right under the wire. Here’s some things I’ve been appreciating this month. Guilty Verdicts This needs no explanation,. Many Patients Don’t Survive End-Stage Poverty This is my not-entirely-irrational fear. I’m in this weird place where my poor people insurance is pretty good, but being poor is not so great. Kathleen Edwards, “Only Lie Worth Telling” [Paul Westerberg Cover] One of the best things about being alive…

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New Obsessions Just Dropped

Hiya Darling Ones, In case you don’t have all the minute details of my life committed to memory, I have a big deadline coming up. I have vowed to myself, my family, God, my friend, Em, and anyone else who who will listen that I will finish the catghan by the end of the month. If you’re unclear of the date, today is March 1537th, 2020. That means I’ve got three days to finish the catghan. Just to brag, I’ve…

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Cutting Me Loose

Hiya Darling Ones, Yesterday my physical therapist and my swimming therapist met with me while I was in the pool, and despite my howls of complaint, they are going to discharge me on June 12th. I am not handling it well. One of my most dreaded exercises are sit to stands, where I have to repeatedly sit and stand without using my hands. They’re difficult to do. They hurt my knees and make me feel super wobbly. I do then,…

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While I Was Moping

Well, well, well, Darling Ones, How the heck are you? I’m coming out of a deep well of financial anxiety. I got hit with a quadruple whammy to the pocketbook. Property taxes + IRS bill (I didn’t pay ’em enough apparently) + the bill for my ER trip in February + news I need to get a water softener. Ayiyiyiyi. The universe doesn’t care that I’m recovering from a stroke (still) and frankly, that’s rude. While the financial crisis remains,…

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New Goal Unlocked: Giving Myself Grace

Hi Darling Ones, Happy Excuse to Listen to Liz Phair’s “Whip-Smart” Because of the Song “Cinco de Mayo” Day to all those who celebrate. To be fair, I never need an excuse to listen to Liz Phair. According to Last.fm she’s my #1 most-played artist since 2017. This has nothing to do with anything. I just can’t resist a fun fact. What I wanted to tell you about what meeting with my doctor and my creeping anxiety. She’s not technically…

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What Would Padma Do?

Hello Darling Ones, I don’t know how your day started, but mine started with an awkward phone call with the Brain Injury Alliance. “Why was it awkward?” Sister #2 asked. Uh, because I was a part of it. That’s why it was awkward. I’m a feral beast with a damaged brain. I should not be foisted upon the general public. I thought that was obvious. Not to her, apparently. I called the Brain Injury Alliance because I’m toying around with…

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